Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Imphal, February 13:
Unlike the past celebrations of the Naga seed-sowing festival, the Lui-Ngai-Ni, this year�s Naga festival will be extra-ordinarily grand and the celebration will be stretch-ed out for two days in order to accommodate all the Naga tribes living in the State of Manipur in the cultural programmes.
The United Naga Council has informed Newmai News Network that in these two days celebration which begins from February 15 at Ukhrul headquarters, �cultural excellence of the Nagas will be displayed�.
The UNC then urged all the Naga villages far-off and near who find inconvenience to reach Ukhrul headquarters to observe the day in their respective villages �to evoke God�s blessing for the bumper harvests this year.� Meanwhile, tourists from outside the State have started heading to the hilly town of Ukhrul to witness the Naga cultural extravaganza.
UNC general secretary Azang Longmei said that this year�s Lui-Ngai-Ni celebration is going be extremely exciting.
UNC�s information and publicity secretary S.Milan echoed that the 2006 Naga Seed-Sowing festival at Ukhrul town would further promote the rich Naga cultures.
Another UNC leader Kaikho stated that displaying of Naga cultural items during the celebration would attract more tourists thereby promoting the rich Naga traditional and cultural features.
Lui-Ngai-Ni has been celebrated every year on February-15 since 1987.